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2,800-year-old ivory carved with sphinx discovered in Turkey
The artifact is from an Iron Age settlement at Hattusa that was established after the city was abandoned by the Hittites.
4,000-year-old tomb discovered in Norway may contain region's 1st farmers
Archaeologists in Norway have discovered a stone-lined tomb from the late Neolithic that holds the remains of at least five people.
Stone Age Europeans mastered spear-throwers 10,000 years earlier than we thought, study suggests
The researchers say their study pushes back the dates for the use of spear-throwers in Europe by more than 10,000 years.
Cult temples and sacrificial pit unearthed at ancient Roman camp in Germany
Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed the foundations of two temples and a shallow circular ditch at a former Roman camp.
'Magical' Roman wind chime with phallus, believed to ward off evil eye, unearthed in Serbia
Phallic objects like this were common in the Roman world to ward off evil.
From arsenic to urine, archaeologists find odd artifacts on museum shelves
A pair of archaeologists has spent the last 15 years cataloging toxic and gross artifacts moldering in museum collections.
Scuba diver discovers 30,000 astonishingly well-preserved Roman coins off Italian coast
The well-preserved bronze coins found off the coast of Sardinia could be linked to a shipwreck.
Maya warrior statue with serpent helmet discovered at Chichén Itzá
During survey work ahead of a new railway, archaeologists found the statue of a Maya warrior wearing a serpent on his head.
